The Alchemy of Chaos: Eris Unveiled

Eris

Long before we understood the depths of chaos and chaos’s role in creation, there was Eris, the goddess of discord, the divine instigator who refused to be silent. She wasn’t interested in playing by the old rules, those rules forged in a patriarchal world that tried to keep her shadow hidden and her power contained. Instead, Eris loved the truth of herself, and she knew that the only way to ignite real change was to shake things up.

Eris’s Astrology Exposes Hidden Shadows

Eris was officially classified as a dwarf planet in 2006, the same year the mainstream media and astronomical communities made significant changes to the definitions of planets, leading to Pluto’s reclassification as a dwarf planet. This was a time of great upheaval and redefinition in our understanding of the cosmos.

Interestingly, this timing coincides with the rise of the #MeToo movement, which gained widespread momentum around 2017 but was rooted in the societal awareness that was building in the years prior. The #MeToo movement exposed deep wounds of patriarchy, abuse, and suppression, calling for societal upheaval and radical healing.

In the energetic and symbolic sense, Eris’s discovery in 2006 echoes her mythic story: she is the goddess of chaos and upheaval, forcing us to confront the uncomfortable truths hidden beneath the surface of societal 'harmony.' Her arrival in our consciousness aligns with a collective awakening, pushing us to face shadows, to accept chaos as a catalyst for transformation, and to open the door to new paradigms of balance, justice, and healing.

The Story of Eris 

It all began at a grand wedding feast, one attended by the Olympian gods. The celebration was beautiful, full of light and joy, a symbol of harmony and unity. But Eris, quietly observing from the sidelines because she was not invited, saw the cracks beneath the surface. I imagine her heart was deeply wounded to be left out.  I ponder if the other goddesses were jealous, what was their issue with Eirs, and why was she uninvited? Well, it was said that Eris was not invited to the wedding feast because she was considered a troublemaker by the gods, an outsider whose presence was seen as disruptive to their perfect harmony. The gods, wrapped in their inflated sense of pride and exclusivity, wanted to maintain the appearance of order and bliss without acknowledging the chaos that often lurked beneath the surface. Reminds me of the family I was raised in.. Quite honestly many who were raised in religious households were raised this way as well. It’s all about the show, not what’s really happening. 

Eris’s existence and her truth were inconvenient to that picture of divine perfection. Her inability to conform to their standards made her unwelcome at the celebration of unity and beauty. They saw her as a source of discord, something to be pushed aside or silenced, so she was deliberately excluded. 

Back to the story.

Eris noticed that amidst all the beauty, there was an unspoken exclusion a sense that some gods and goddesses felt they deserved more attention, more praise, more power. The wounds of separation, old wounds of patriarchy and ego, ran deep even among divinity as the Goddesses competed for attention.

The Chaos of Transformation

Unable to stay silent, Eris, who always walks the line between chaos and truth, decided to offer a challenge. She approached the banquet, carrying with her a small, shining golden apple. With purpose and a fierce love for authenticity, she threw or rolled the apple into the midst of the celebration, inscribed with the words: “ for the fairest.” A bold act. Some say a deliberate act of discord.

The gods and goddesses immediately turned to one another, each believing the apple was meant for her. Hera, Athena, Aphrodite, each claiming she was the most deserving. What Eris knew, without anyone telling her, was that her actions would create chaos, a chaos that was ultimately necessary. She understood that beneath the surface of harmony, wounds needed to be exposed and confronted. That only through disruption could truth and genuine growth emerge.

And so, the quarrel erupted. The chaos forced the gods to see their vanity, their envy, and their inability to truly honor one another’s divine gifts. It was painful, yes. But it was also transformative.

Eris did not scream or rage. She did not demand a place at the table. Instead, with quiet precision, she rolled a golden apple into the middle of the celebration.

To think just three words could start a war. But they did. That single act, small, silent, glittering, pierced the illusion of harmony.

The goddesses Hera (queen of the gods), Athena (goddess of wisdom and war), and Aphrodite (goddess of love) each claimed the apple.

Each believed herself the most beautiful, the most deserving. When no decision could be made, the mortal prince Paris of Troy was chosen to judge.

Each goddess offered him a gift:

Hera: Power and dominion.

Athena: Wisdom and victory in battle.

Aphrodite: The love of the most beautiful mortal woman , Helen of Sparta.

He chose love.

He chose Aphrodite, and thus, he chose Helen, who was already married.

When Paris took Helen back to Troy, love became theft.

Devotion became betrayal. And so the armies of Greece sailed for Troy. And the 10 year long Trojan war began.

Embracing Chaos as a Catalyst for Transformation

Eris’s act was an ancient act of awakening, one born from love, not malice. She wanted to shake the gods, and us, to see that real beauty and truth often come through discomfort. That true harmony arises not from avoiding conflict but from courageously facing the shadows within ourselves and within society. Her dissonance pried open hearts that had been closed, exposing wounds to be healed.

Eris didn’t cause the war. She revealed what was already there: The ego. The jealousy. The desire to be chosen, to be seen. The hunger for love, power, and validation. She was not chaos itself, she was the mirror.

In being excluded, she became the one who exposed the truth. The apple did not break the peace, it revealed that peace was only ever skin-deep.

Today, the story of Eris reminds us that chaos isn’t our enemy. It’s the divine messenger, pushing us to look within, confront our shadows, and wake up to the truth that lies behind all appearances of perfection. Her golden apple invites us to question: whete do we look for validation, where do we deny competition exists within our choices, are we longing for power, are we putting on a show for all the world to see only what we want them to see, where are we excluded or excluding ourselves or each other? Where are we hiding our wounds because we’re afraid of what lies beneath?

In this time of cosmic upheaval on our planet, Eris encourages us to be brave, allowing chaos to be a sacred doorway to rebirth. Because in the exposing of shadows, in the chaos of discord, we find our greatest opportunity to heal and to claim our divine power.

Remember: chaos is not the end. It’s the beginning of something new, something real, something divine. And just like Eris, we are invited to throw our own golden apples, not in malice, but in faith and love for the profound transformation that’s waiting on the other side.

This moment in history is no coincidence. The goddess Eris, often misunderstood as a goddess of chaos, is rising in the cosmos to shake us from our complacency. Eris is the planet that’s making powerful astrological movements, stirring upheaval in the feminine, and exposing what’s been hidden within ourselves and in our communities. Just as she threw the golden apple of discord among the gods, her energy now encourages us to confront our shadows, those parts we’ve been afraid to face, buried under layers of societal conditioning and trauma.

Eris’s influence reminds us that chaos isn’t the enemy; it’s the catalyst for true transformation. Her cosmic message is clear: in exposing the darkness, we create space for renewal. She pushes us to stop hiding behind our wounds, to stop pretending that everything is fine when deep down, we know there’s more work to do. The upheaval she ignites is a call to awaken from collective illusions and to see the truth of our shadows, the jealousy, the control issues, the wounds of patriarchy that have kept us divided.

Her message is about choice: will we continue to suppress our darkness, or will we choose to confront it with courage and compassion? Because the truth is, we cannot heal what we refuse to acknowledge. The goddess Eris has opened the door; we are being asked now, more than ever, to step into our power by facing ourselves honestly, by holding space for the ugly and the beautiful, the wounded and the divine.

The Divine Untangling

Out of that war came something else, something that only truth and fire can birth: Odysseus was not part of the vanity or the choosing, but he was caught in the web of consequences, like many of us are.

He was called into a war he didn’t want.

And through that war, and everything that followed, he became not just a warrior, but a soul transformed. The war finally ended with the Trojan Horse, a clever trick by Odysseus, which allowed Greek soldiers to sneak into the city and destroy it from within. Odysseus journeys home, was a soul journey, not just a physical journey. He faces monsters, temptations, loss, and longing. He becomes more human, humbled, weathered, and wise. He learns that victory is not glory, it’s returning to love, to home, to self.

The war shattered the illusion of harmony among the gods and mortals. The apple revealed how much pride and insecurity simmered beneath beauty and power. After the war, no one could pretend anymore, the truth was visible.

Sad yes, but true that sometimes change requires mass upheaval.

Here’s the divine untangling: as her energies push us to explore our shadows, she also invites us to choose another way, a way of unity, of shared strength, of deliberate love. We are not here to be perfect; we are here to be brave. We are here to support one another in our healing journeys, to see the divine in every sister’s story, and to understand that our collective healing begins the moment we stop fighting and start loving.

Eris reminds us that exposing and integrating our shadows as a collective is a sacred act of compression, like the alchemical process of turning lead into gold. When we own our pain, our jealousy, our fears, and our wounds, we are transforming ourselves into vessels of divine power. And just as she’s urging us to look into the depths of our past, of our programming, our demons, and reveal what’s hidden, she’s also guiding us to see the divine in each other, beyond appearances, beyond differences and competition.

In this time of cosmic upheaval, I urge you to remember: the real power lies in love, in truth, community and in sisterhood that’s strong enough to hold space for all our shadows and all our brightness. We can choose to see this chaos as an invitation, a sacred doorway to rebirth. Because when people, especially women come together, fully honest, fully compassionate, we can heal this ancient wound at its core. We can ignite a revolution of divine balance, of powerful feminine energy working hand in hand with the masculine, nurturing a new world rooted in harmony and sacred partnership. 

Do you feel Eris’s influence stirring within you? Like a gentle but relentless nudge, does her energy push you to look beneath the surface, to confront what’s been hidden, and to shake up the complacency in your life? Does she feel like a tidlewave rising within you to expose the injustices of our society? I certainly feel her presence guiding me, challenging me to use my voice, to stand up for others who can not, to face my shadows, to question old beliefs, and to embrace the chaos as a sacred doorway to growth. Sometimes I feel her in me through the rage that refuses to be silenced; when I speak my truth, knowing someone wants me to stay silent so they can keep telling themselves a story that isn't true, I feel her in me, my hand on the golden apple, exposing the shadows of our society and in my family. Her energy reminds us that change often comes through disorder, and that within the chaos lies the truth of our true power. So, I ask you, do you feel her calling too? Are you ready to step into her transformative power and let her chaos awaken the divine within?

And so, I stand with my sisters, honoring the divine chaos that Eris stirs in us all reminding you that change only happens when we the people demand it! We have to be willing to use our energy and rise up for the greater good even if it looks messy. Because from this chaos, a new sacred order can rise, where love, authenticity, and collective power reign. This is our time to rise, face our shadows together , and claim our divine inheritance, together.

Sometimes, the one who is cast out… is the one who holds the truth no one else dares to speak.

Sometimes, the thing that disrupts the harmony… is actually the only thing honest enough to transform it.

And sometimes, the smallest act , like casting a golden apple, becomes the moment the world finally faces itself. Eris did not bring war to the world, she brought truth. She was the unwelcome guest only because she carried what no one else wanted to see: the wound beneath the beauty, the pride behind the grace, the longing to be chosen. When she rolled the golden apple across the floor, she did not scream or demand, she simply let the truth speak for itself. And in that moment, everything false began to fall away. The war that followed was not her curse, it was the consequence of what had long been hidden.

But even in the fire, there was medicine. The war broke hearts, yes, but it also broke illusions. From the ashes of Troy came stories, songs, and wisdom that still travel through our bones. Odysseus wandered home not as a hero, but as a man transformed by longing. Helen became more than a prize , she became a mirror of beauty’s burden.

And Eris?

She was never destruction. She was the dark womb of creation, the sacred chaos that clears the way for truth to rise. Her apple was not a weapon. It was a doorway.

If you carry chaos in you, or if you’ve ever been cast out for speaking what others feared, maybe you’ve been Eris, too. And maybe your truth was never wrong, only powerful.